Care for Conflict: Yemeni Civil War

Hello, my name is Halleluia Surafel and I’m attempting to start a non-profit called Care for Conflict. The mission of Care for Conflict is to provide donations for humanitarian aid to those impacted by war, armed conflict, and other related matters. Through fundraising, advocacy, and other forms of assistance, we are dedicated to assisting those affected by these issues, and those that may often be overlooked or unfamiliar to many individuals.

This month the focus is on raising money and awareness for the Yemeni Civil War. The donations for this Go Fund Me will be going straight to the Yemen Relief and Reconstruction Foundation. Their goal is to raise funds to support critical needs and supporting material relief efforts, facilitate a just peace that considers all segments of the Yemeni population, and advocate and facilitate support for Yemen during this period.

On September 26, 2014 the Yemeni Civil War started which is mainly being fought between the Rashad al-Alimi-led Presidential Leadership Council and the Mahdi al-Mashat-led Supreme Political Council. Although the actual war started in late 2014, the conflict is rooted in the 2011 uprising that forced former president Ali Abdullah Saleh to hand over power to his deputy, Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi. Unfortunately, Hadi was unable to deal with many of the problems that people were hoping would be addressed with him as president. Houthi rebels, primarily from the Zaidi Shia minority, noticing Hadi’s weakness took control of the capitol, Sanna, in 2014, forcing the government to flee to Saudi Arabia. From there, the conflict escalated when air strikes against the Houthis started in 2015 from a Saudi-led military coalition, in an attempt to restore the Hadi government.

Due to these events over 150,000 civilians have died from fighting and violence and over 270,000 civilians have died from lack of healthcare facilities, hunger, and disease in the humanitarian crisis caused by the war. Around 4.5 million people have been displaced, 21 million people are in need of humanitarian aid, and 17 million people are hungry due to the food insecurity crisis. The healthcare system is devastated with very few medical centers, clinics, and shortages of medical supplies. More than half the population does not have access to clean and safe water as Yemen is one of the most water-scarce countries in the world. Yemen is the second poorest country in the Middle East with over 80% of the population living below the poverty line, collapsing economy, hyperinflation and job losses. Today, Yemen is experiencing the largest humanitarian crisis fighting an epidemic, a pandemic, famine and a war all at once.

Please share this information with friends or family to inform others on this conflict and to step in and help this cause!